Improved buckle



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TO ALL WHOM 'IVT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK WILLIAM MAES, of lserlohn, in the Kingdom of Prussia, have invented anew'and improved Buckle; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof,`whieh will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specication, in which drawing- Figure 1 represents a sectional lront elevation of this invention.

Figures 2 and 3 are perspective views of the parts detached.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to a buckle which is made of three parts, viz, the bow, the axle, and the loop and tongues or tines, which are made of one solid piece; The axle has its bearings in eyes or boxes formed at the ends of the bow, and the journals ofthe axle pass4 clear through said boxes, so that the same are firmly retained and not liable to come out spontaneously.

A represents my buckle, which is composed of three parts, viz, the Vbow a, the axle b, and the loop e, the ends of which are bent up and so shaped that the same form the tines or tongues d. The ends of the bow a are bent soias to `form eyes or boxes, e, to receive and support the journals of the axle b. These journals extend clear through the boxes, so that the same are firmly retained and not liable tol come out, if the buckle is subjected to a severe strain. The tongues d, which are formed inr one solid piece with the loop, as previously explained, arevmade to pass through suitable nioltiscs in the axle 6, and they are secured in the same either by solder or in any other desirable manner.

By these means abuckle is obtained which is very strong and durable, which is not liable to get out of' order, even if subjected to a severe strain, andwhich can be manufactured at a comparativelyvsmall expense,

all the parts being so constructed that they can be easily cast of brass or malleable iron, and .that very little hand-labor is required to fasten the same together.

What I claim as new, and desire t0 secure by Letters Patent, is

A buckle composed of a separate axle, perforated to admit the tiues d zi, and provided with journals at its ends which t into boxes e e, formed by the ends ofthe bow a,'as set forth.

This specification signed by me, this eleventh day of June, 1867.

F. W. MAES. Witnesses En. ALPHoNs PIEPER, CARL Vonwnnx. 

